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An envelope with a poem printed on its front side. The poem, by J.L. Eldridge of Topeka, Kansas, centers on prohibition, the "only legal method that can suppress the liquor traffic." Eldridge states that the enactment and enforcement of prohibition will close many places that sell liquor and should bring much needed prosperity to the country.
Creator: Eldridge, J.L.
Date: Between 1881 and 1913
Item Number: 212245
Call Number: K 178.5 Pam. V. 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 212245
Business and Industry - Retail - Liquor
Collections - Library
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Literature - Poetry
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Prohibition and temperance
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Envelope
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Printed materials - Ephemera
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